GE Oil & Gas

GL* Annular
Blowout Preventer
Field-proven, long-life blowout prevention
Applications and Benefits The GE Oil & Gas GL Advantage
The GL annular BOP has a field-tested, field-proven design. It has The GL’s Long Life (LL) Packing Unit has been specifically designed
demonstrated world-class dependability and quality to users for and tested to provide unsurpassed performance and durability.
over 30 years. Special and proven features like these are the reason In performance tests, it outlasted other replacement units by a
why customers have come to expect reliable performance, closure minimum of 5-to-1. The key to this remarkable performance is a
after closure. revolutionary asymmetrical insert design which provides longer life
and reliability. The LL Packing Unit is designed to provide greater
fatigue life without compromising stripping performance and
Key Features operating characteristics.
The key to the GL’s excellent performance lies in its unique design,
which includes:
• A
 packing unit specially molded with two different styles of
inserts to reduce closing volume and increase closing cycles
• A
 replaceable wear plate that eliminates metal-to-metal contact
between the packing unit inserts and the BOP head
• A
 piston design that provides complete balance, reliable
operation and ease of assembly
• A
 latched head for fast, easy access to the packing unit and
wear seals
• A
 n opening chamber head that prevents debris from falling into
the chambers when replacing the packing unit
• A bolted-in inner sleeve that is field replaceable
• Corrosion-resistant alloy for the ring grooves
• Packing units with nitrile or natural compounds
• Off-the-shelf deliveries of packing units for reduced lead time

Pressure Control Equipment: Blowout Preventers fact sheet

 fact sheet
Engineering Data
Bore (inches) 13.625 18.75 Dual 18.75 21.25
Working pressure (psi) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Hydraulic Operating Pressure (psi) 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
Gal. to Close (U.S. gal.) 19.8 44 44 58
Gal. to Open (U.S. gal.) 19.8 44 44 58
Secondary Chamber (U.S. gal) 8.2 20 20 29.5
5m – 65.25 112.00 77.50
Stud to flange height (inches) Flanged Bottom
10 m – – – 84.25
5m – 35,000 63.100 45,000
Stud to flange Weight (lbs) Flanged Bottom
10 m – – – –
Clearance Diameter (inches) – 76.00 76.00 78.25

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